Gas-lighter.



J. R. BROOKS.

GAS LIGHTER.

APPLICATION FILED APB. a. 1911.

1,001 ,3&5, Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

@H4/woon JOHN E. BROOKS, OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI.

GAS-LIGHTER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 8, 1911.

Patented Ang. 22, 1911. serial No. 619,753.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be .1t known that l, Jon'N lt. lniooks, a citizen oli' the UnitedStates` residing at Springfield. in the county ot (treene and t'ltateo't Missouri, have invented new and use'tul Improvements in Gas-Lightersot `which the following is a sj'iecilication.

This invention relates to gas lightersntnd it has tor its object toproduce a simple and etiicient device comprising a 'feeding device formatches and means whereby the matches may be projected through a tubeassociated with the feeding device and ignited lor the purpose oillighting a gas jet or the like.

lilith this and other ends in view which will readily appear' as thenature ot the invention is better understood, the same eon siStS in theilnproved construction and novel arrangement and combination ot partswhich will be hereinafter tully described and particularly pointed outin the claims.

ln the accompanying drawing has been illustrated a simple andpre'tierred torm ot the invention, it being. however. understood that nolimitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details thereinexhibited, but: that changes. alterations and modifications within thescope ot the claims may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawing,-Figure l 'ation ot' a device constructed in accordancewith the invention. llig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view enlargedot` a portion of the saine. Fig. 3 is a view in ele vation oit' aportion ot the device as seen 'troni a position at right angles to thatlshown in Fig. l. Fig. 4l; is a transverse sectional View taken on theline -t-it in llig. Q.

Corresponding' `parts in the several ligures are denoted by likecharacters o'lE reterence.

The improve( gas lighter comprises a tube l, the lower end of which istitted in a Socket 2 'formed on a handle 3 Vwhich is equipped with aterrule et. The lower end oit' the tube l has a plug 5 engaging thebottom of the socket 2. The tube l is provided with a longitudinal slott3 having at its lower end a lateral offset 7.

Suitably connected with the upper end of the tube l is a Smaller tube S,the upper extremity ot which has a plurality ot longitudinal slots t),whereby resilient arms l() are formed, said arms being provided at theirupper ends with inturned nibs 'll which are beveled upon their undersides,

a side el eas bestI seen in Fig. 2, so that said nibs, while serving' topartly obstruct the upper extremity ot the tube` will yield to thepressure ot a match that is being pushed or Atiorced in an upwarddirection so as to permit such match to be projected through the end ot.the tube.

Associated with the tube 8 is a 'Feeding device or magazine 1;?. said'feeding device or magazine. communicaling' with the interior ol thetube S through a longitudinal slot I3 in the side oi. said tube. rlheouter wall ol the ieeding' device or magazine is formed by an arm l-lot'relatively heavy material, such as east metal, the lower end o'l saidarm being curved inwardly and provided `with a downward extension 15which may be secured by solder, brazing or in any other suitable mannerupon the upper end ot the tube l. The upper extremity ot the arm l-t isshaped to present claws 'tti which may serve to engage the handle o'tthe valvgjno't a gas burner Ator the purpose ot turinng the same.Secured adjacent to the upper' end ot the arm lit and projectingin\\'ardly between the side walls ot the magazine '12 in the directionot the slotl 13 in the tube S is a lealt springI li', the lower end o'tlwhich is curved to present an arcuate convex :taee '1S to the slot 155.A set screw Q5 operating' through the arm lll serves to regulate thetension ol." the spring.

Operating' in the tube 1 is a Ytollower 15) consisting ol. a cylimlriealblock having a handle Qt) which projects through the slot t3, 7 et thetube l. A volute spring 21, which is interposed between the block Q0 andthe plug serves to :torce the follower in an up ard direction7 .saidlollower being provided with a plunger QQ adapted to be projectedupwardly into the tube and to be engaged by the curved :tace portion 'ISot the spring 17.

In vthe operation ot this device7 matches may be introduced singly orseveral at a time into the magazine or feeding device through the upperend o'l said device. lVhen the plunger is retracted against the tensiono'l the spring Qt. the device being held in an upright position, a matchwill be g'uided over the lower end ol the spring t7 and will t'ollow theplunger 22 as the latter moves in a downward direction. The it'ollowerlt) may now be slightly turned to place the handle Qt) in the otl'set Tat the lower end ot the slot (3, thus retaining the parts in position.By again slightly turning the plunger to release the handle Q0 from theoHset 7, the follower and plunger will be projected by the action of thespring 2l, and the match will be projected through the slotted upperextremity of the tube 8, where it will be ignited b v contact of thematch head with the lugs 1l, the resilient arms l0 serving to seize thematch and to hold it in position while it is being utilized for ignitingthe gas jet. It is obvious that the spring 17 must be very lightlytensioned so that it will not obstruct the downward movement of thematch. By repeating the operation, a second match will be fed from themagazine, and when said second match is projected it will serve to ejectt-he butt end of the match previously consumed.

Having` thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is :g

1. in a device oi the character described, a slotted tubular member, aspring actuated plunger handle projecting through the slot, a'smallertube at one end of the tubular member, said smaller tube being providedwith slits forming resilient arms and with an elon gated slot, amagazine associated with the smaller tube and communicating with theslot therein, said magazine including an outer wall member consisting ofan arm having a downward extensioir, secured directly upon the tubularmember and prooperating therein and having a.

vided at its upper end with handle engaging claws, and a springconnected at one end with said arm adjacent to the upper end of thelatter, the free end of said spring being extended in the direction ofthe elongated slot in the small tube.

2. In a device of the character described, a slotted tubular member, aspring actuated `plunger operating therein and having a handleprojecting through the slot, a smaller tube at one end of the tubularmember, said smaller tube being provided with slits forming resilientarms and with an elongated slot, a magazine associated with t-he smallertube and communicating with the slot therein, said magazine including anouter wall member consisting of an arm having a downward extensionsecured directly upon the tubular member and provided at its upper endwith handle engaging claws, a spring connected at one end with said armadjacent to the upper end of the latter, the free end of said springboing extended in the direction of the elongated slot in the small tube,and a set screw extending through the arm and engaging the spring t-oregulate the tension of the latter.

ln testimony whereof l affix my signature in. presence of two witnesses.

JOHN R. BROOKS. Vitnesses:

E. D. MERRITT, NELLIE BROOKS.

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